proper
[ prop-er ]
/ ˈprɒp ər /
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adjective
adverb
Informal. thoroughly; completely.
noun
Ecclesiastical. a special office or special parts of an office appointed for a particular day or time.
SYNONYMS FOR proper
1 suited.
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Origin of proper
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English propre, from Old French, from Latin proprius “one's own”
OTHER WORDS FROM proper
prop·er·ly, adverbprop·er·ness, nounun·prop·er, adjectiveWords nearby proper
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British Dictionary definitions for proper
proper
/ (ˈprɒpə) /
adjective
adverb
British dialect (intensifier)he's proper stupid
good and proper informal thoroughlyto get drunk good and proper
noun
the parts of the Mass that vary according to the particular day or feast on which the Mass is celebratedCompare ordinary (def. 10)
Derived forms of proper
properly, adverbproperness, nounWord Origin for proper
C13: via Old French from Latin prōprius special
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